Abstract

  • BIM influences the complete lifecycle of a project viz. realization, operations, and facilities management
  • Operations and facilities management can contribute to a maximum expenditure
  • The adoption of BIM processes and tools reduces the cost of building operations and maintenance, enable greater efficiency, and saves on project time
  • Synergies across various processes help stakeholders leverage better building, sustainability, and reduce structure degradation

Introduction

  • Buildings, facilities, and infrastructure need to stay habitable throughout their service – BIM can be implemented in two ways viz. new and existing
  • For new projects, BIM can be a great enabler if adopted for every lifecycle of the project, viz. design to facilities management, and demolition
  • For existing projects, BIM is implemented for the maintenance stage based on information, level of detail, software, and documentation
  • The process of Facilities Management can be optimized with a detailed overview of information, structure, and existing building conditions

Facility Management is categorized into two types.

  • Preventive management – Mitigate, diminish, or eliminate failures before they begin
  • Reactive management – React & solve a maintenance task after the failure has been detected

Maintenance activities can be managed through various technology platforms.

  • Computer-Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) – the use of software to plan and monitor activities that lead to high-cost savings
  • Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) – an interlinked building database that stores information on inventory, preventive maintenance, etc.

Potential challenges that need attention.

  • Absence of best practices due to knowledge imperfection
  • Absence of approval from project owners to implement BIM for FM to leverage cost savings
  • Inability to understand the concept of Facilities Management
  • Inadequacies of BIM education and skills
  • Non-maintenance friendly design deficiencies
  • Inaccurate information during project handover
  • Issues of interoperability between 3D models and FM
  • Improper contractual framework for adoption

What are the applications of BIM data in Facilities Management?

BIM Engineering Consultants

What are the questions that need to be answered to set up a strong BIM for FM plan?

  • What is the type of data that needs controlling?
  • What are the processes or technology platforms used to manage data and facilities?
  • What kinds of systems have been implemented?
  • What is the knowledge and skill level of your Facilities Management team?
  • What part of your building or infrastructure is new or existing?
  • What are your future operational goals?

BIM enables Facilities Management.

  • Comprehensive data transfer and update automation of building components with 6D BIM.
  • Implementing Facilities Management early in the design process to leverage better impact
  • Make BIM data important through asset info, schedules, and information management
  • Mitigate conflicts through clash detection and boost space management
  • Create maintenance activities based on service history, contract info, and accurate specifications
  • Reduce environmental impacts based on efficient energy adoption and sustainability

5 key enablers of Facilities Management offered by BIM.

 BIM Consulting

The most efficient BIM for FM process structure

Facility Management Companies

Top Facilities Management Trends of 2020 & beyond.

Facility Management Services

Biometric system – verify human identity based on unique characteristics based on fingerprint scanning or retinal recognition

Wearable technology – using smart-wearable technology for secure data collection and analysis

Building Information Modeling (BIM) – 3D modeling based on various processes, libraries, HVAC components, lighting & electrical systems, and product specifications

Autonomous technology – using IoT to build smart and increase efficiency, save energy, and analyze vital data based on space metrics.

Drones and LIDAR technology – drones and LIDAR technology to view building and ground assets. Collect precise information and convert it into highly visual 3D models.

Everything considered…

  • BIM for facilities management delivers a myriad of benefits for various challenges
  • It is a one-true source of valuable and dependable data for a specific facility
  • It helps facilities managers save effort, time, cost on a perpetual basis
  • Facilities managers can count on BIM for FM to improve asset awareness and solve problems on time
  • In short, it gives facility managers complete control over every facility aspect from viz. operations to maintenance

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BIM Engineering US is a leading Building Information Technology solution service provider offering end to end solutions in Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing and Fire Protection systems engineering, design and construction.

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